Supervisor

Taylor Woodrow; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Woodrow is seeking an experienced Site Supervisor for an embankment stabilisation project in Reading. The role involves leading site operations, coordinating teams and resources, and ensuring delivery to schedule and within budget.

The successful candidate will have CSCS Gold Card, SSSTS/SMSTS, and COSS tickets, with proven supervisory experience in highways or civil works, and strong leadership and communication skills. This is a permanent, full-time position with a 40-hour week.

Qualifications

• CSCS Gold Card is mandatory.
• SSSTS or SMSTS certification required.
• COSS (Controller of Site Safety) ticket needed.
• Proven experience supervising highways or civil engineering projects.
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise site operations to ensure health, safety and environmental standards are met.
• Coordinate and manage site teams, subcontractors and resources.
• Monitor progress against project plans and report on performance.
• Ensure works are delivered to specification, on time and within budget.
• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders and promote safety culture.

Skills

CSCS Gold Card

SSSTS or SMSTS

COSS Ticket

Supervisory experience

Leadership & communication

Job description

Project Overview

• Sonning, Reading, on the Great Western Main Line.
• Embankment stabilisation project.
• Approximately 3/4 years.
• Start Date: ASAP (permanent role).
• Project Value: Approximately £40 million.

About the Role

Taylor Woodrow is seeking an experienced Site Supervisor to join our team on an Embankment stabilisation project in Reading. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality infrastructure works in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Duties

• Supervise site operations to ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Coordinate and manage site teams, subcontractors, and resources effectively.
• Monitor progress against project plans and report on performance.
• Ensure works are delivered to specification, on time, and within budget.
• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders and promote a positive safety culture.

Person Specification

• CSCS Gold Card
• SSSTS or SMSTS Certification
• COSS (Controller of Site Safety) ticket.
• Proven experience supervising highways or civil engineering projects.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday

Fairness Inclusion & Respect

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Taylor Woodrow is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.

Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Taylor Woodrow recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.